Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Tue 28 Nov 2023 · 19:45 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

Isaiah Jones 16' 1–0

Rav van den Berg 26' 2–0

Isaiah Jones 37' 3–0

Alex Bangura 90+5' 4–0

Y 65' Brad Potts

Y 82' Andrew Hughes

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2023-03-18 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	2–3	L
11 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	1–0	W
04 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D
28 Oct	Stoke City FC	H	0–2	L
24 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
25 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
04 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	3–2	W
28 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
25 Oct	Southampton FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Preston North End FC
#3	Position	#23
15	Points	4
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
16	Scored	8
12	Conceded	15
+4	GD	-7
1.88	PPG	0.50
50%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Riverside. Middlesbrough FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
5' Suriname international Anfernee Dijksteel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The 30-year-old Liam Lindsay has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
16' Isaiah Jones doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 387 games and scored 474 goals.
26' GOAL! Rav van den Berg fires home to make it 2-0!
31' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' Isaiah Jones does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
42' Will Keane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
46' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Ched Evans.
51' Kian Best, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
65' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
65' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Kian Best departs to be replaced by Ben Woodburn.
70' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Isaiah Jones departs to be replaced by Sam Silvera.
75' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Hughes.
82' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Paddy McNair has done his job and it is now time for Matt Clarke to step up.
83' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Crooks departs to be replaced by Alex Gilbert.
88' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 88 minute. Jonny Howson leaves to be changed by Law McCabe.
With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Matt Clarke ↑ 82'
22
Hayden Coulson
23
Tom Glover
29
Sam Greenwood ↑ 70'
19
Josh Coburn
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 70'
14
Alex Gilbert ↑ 83'
50
Finley Cartwright
49
Law McCabe ↑ 88'

Coach Michael Carrick

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Jack Whatmough 88'
14
Jordan Storey
7
Will Keane ↓ Calvin Ramsay 46'
4
Ben Whiteman
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Ched Evans 46'
1
Freddie Woodman
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Layton Stewart 88'
33
Kian Best ↓ Ben Woodburn 65'

Bench

26
Jack Whatmough ↑ 88'
25
Duane Holmes
8
Alan Browne
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 65'
5
Patrick Bauer
9
Ched Evans ↑ 46'
21
David Cornell
22
Calvin Ramsay ↑ 46'
17
Layton Stewart ↑ 88'

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	7
Marcus Tavernier	3
Chuba Akpom	2
Cameron Archer	2
Alan Browne	2
Isaiah Jones	2
Jordan Storey	2
Ched Evans	2

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-11-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2023-11-04 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-10-28 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2023-10-24 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-10-28 Hull City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.62 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Middlesbrough FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC65% Draw19% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Preston North End FC

35%

Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC52% Draw36% Preston North End FC12%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

7.9%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

6.8%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	21%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.